Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,083 元
Income Tax
- 1,658 元
Housing Fund
- 2,050 元
Pension
- 1,367 元
Medical Insurance
- 342 元
Unemployment
- 34.17 元
Total tax
- 5,450 元
Net pay
* 11,633 元
Marginal tax rate
50.1%
Average tax rate
31.9%
68.1%
Net pay
31.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,633 元
Net pay
5,690 元
Tax the employer pays
5,450 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
11,141 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 5,690 元 to pay you 17,083 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.52 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.9% tax rate now rises to 48.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 204,996 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 65,403 元. That means that your net pay will be 139,593 元 per year, or 11,633 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.9% and your marginal tax rate is 50.1%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 元 in your salary will be taxed 50.08 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 49.92 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 499 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 2,496 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 147177
28.2%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 139593
31.9%
2
Beijing
CNY 139099
32.1%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 168853
17.6%
1
Canada
CNY 151527
26.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 185340
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 180593
11.9%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 179733
12.3%
3
Ecuador
CNY 174388
14.9%
4
Colombia
CNY 167704
18.2%
5
Panama
CNY 167001
18.5%
6
Chile
CNY 164466
19.8%
7
Mexico
CNY 158249
22.8%
8
Peru
CNY 156707
23.6%
9
Brazil
CNY 152677
25.5%
10
Uruguay
CNY 148049
27.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 133197
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 194746
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 194746
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 188596
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 188596
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 184496
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 182446
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 171824
16.2%
7
Egypt
CNY 155742
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CNY 155113
24.3%
9
Turkey
CNY 120775
41.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Guangzhou tables of China, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.